Welcome to our 10th year of staff predictions! Each week, our experts attempt to tell you who the winner of each Cup race will be. Take a look to see who your favorite writers think will win it all (or at least score some points) this week!
Think you can out-prognosticate our staff? Leave your picks in the comments and see how they stack up!
How we roll:
Each writer picks the drivers they they think will win the first two stages and the overall race. We can’t pick the same driver two weeks in a row or more than four times in a season. The first two stages pay one bonus point, with three bonus points if someone can get all three winners correct. Overall race points remain the same:
Prediction Scoring
+5 – Win
+3 – 2nd-5th
+1 – 6th-10th
0 – 11th-20th
-1 – 21st-30th
-2 – 31st-36th
-3 – 37th-40th
This week’s predictions: Auto Club 400
Amy Henderson: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Kyle Larson, Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
Corey Brewer: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Denny Hamlin, Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Vito Pugliese: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Martin Truex Jr., Race Winner: Kyle Larson
Mark Howell: Stage 1: Â Kevin Harvick, Stage 2: Â Kyle Busch, Race Winner: Â Clint Bowyer
Dustin Albino: Stage 1: Denny Hamlin, Stage 2: Jamie McMurray, Race Winner: Kyle LarsonÂ
Clayton Caldwell: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Martin Truex Jr., Race Winner: Kevin Harvick
Huston Ladner: Stage 1: Kyle Busch, Stage 2: Kevin Harvick, Race Winner: Kyle Larson
Frank Velat: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Joey Logano, Race Winner: Kyle Larson
Michael Massie: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Martin Truex Jr., Race Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Bryan Gable: Stage 1: Denny Hamlin, Stage 2: Kyle Larson, Race Winner: Kyle Busch
Greg Davis: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Brad Keselowski, Race Winner: Clint BowyerÂ
Jeff Wolfe: Stage 1: Denny Hamlin, Stage 2: Brad Keselowski, Race Winner: Kyle Larson
Davey Segal: Stage 1: Kyle Larson, Stage 2: Kyle Larson. Race Winner: Kyle Larson
Results: Camping World 500
| Writer | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Race Winner | Winner Pick Finish | Points |
| Amy Henderson | Joey Logano | Ryan Blaney | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 4 |
| Mark Howell | Kevin Harvick | Chase Elliott | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 4 |
| Jeff Wolfe | Joey Logano | Ryan Blaney | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 4 |
| John Douglas | Joey Logano | Ryan Blaney | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 4 |
| Clayton Caldwell | Ryan Blaney | Chase Elliott | Kyle Busch | 3rd | 4 |
| Corey Brewer | Joey Logano | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick | 6th | 2 |
| Dustin Albino | Joey Logano | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Kevin Harvick | 6th | 2 |
| Michael Massie | Joey Logano | Kyle Larson | Kevin Harvick | 6th | 2 |
| Davey Segal | Joey Logano | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Kevin Harvick | 6th | 2 |
| Bryan Gable | Kyle Larson | Joey Logano | Kevin Harvick | 6th | 1 |
| Vito Pugliese | Joey Logano | Chase Elliott | Chase Elliott | 12th | 2 |
| Huston Ladner | Joey Logano | Kyle Larson | Chase Elliott | 12th | 1 |
| Frank Velat | Joey Logano | Kyle Larson | Chase Elliott | 12th | 1 |
Standings
| Â Writer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| Clayton Caldwell | 12 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Massie | 10 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Amy Henderson | 9 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Howell | 9 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dustin Albino | 8 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| John Douglas | 8 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jeff Wolfe | 7 | -5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Corey Brewer | 6 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Gable | 6 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Michael Finley | 4 | -8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Greene | 1 | -11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Phil Allaway | 0 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bowles | 0 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Velat | 0 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Huston Ladner | 0 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Davey Segal | 0 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Davis | -1 | -13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach Catanzareti | -1 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vito Pugliese | -2 | -14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Wolkin | -3 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Peters | -3 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
About the author
Amy is an 20-year veteran NASCAR writer and a six-time National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) writing award winner, including first place awards for both columns and race coverage. As well as serving as Photo Editor, Amy writes The Big 6 (Mondays) after every NASCAR Cup Series race. She can also be found working on her bi-weekly columns Holding A Pretty Wheel (Tuesdays) and Only Yesterday (Wednesdays). A New Hampshire native whose heart is in North Carolina, Amy’s work credits have extended everywhere from driver Kenny Wallace’s website to Athlon Sports. She can also be heard weekly as a panelist on the Hard Left Turn podcast that can be found on AccessWDUN.com's Around the Track page.
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